Capello's tactics and team selections have come under the microscope since England were held to a 1-1 draw by the United States in Rustenburg on Saturday.

The Italian substituted James Milner before half-time after playing him out of position wide left.

Then Capello decided to replace the injured Ledley King with Carragher, who he coaxed out of international retirement, rather than Matthew Upson who has featured regularly during his reign.

But Carragher's faith in the manager remains strong and the Liverpool defender believes his experience at Real Madrid and AC Milan will ensure he deals with being in the spotlight.

When asked if being under more pressure would affect Capello, Carragher said: "No, I don't think so. He is a very experienced manager.

"We always think England is big pressure but managing AC Milan and Real Madrid is also big pressure on a daily basis.

"He has dealt with that and been successful. There was always going to come a point where he was going to be under pressure.

"That is part of being a manager. It can't always be rosy but I'm sure he will have no problem.

"Then you look at his record, what he has done in his career, what he has done for now with England, qualifying etc. That is why there is faith in him.

"His record as a manager is pretty unblemished. That gives you belief for the tournament."

Robert Green was back in training today after his goalkeeping error gifted USA an equaliser.

And Carragher believes the late naming of the side by Capello - two hours before kick-off - had no bearing on Green's error and is commonplace at Anfield.

He said: "I'm new to it with England but every manager I've had at Liverpool has told us the squad two hours before the game.

"A lot of the managers don't like to give the team away for fear of the opposition finding out about the team.

"Why should you let the opposition know your team? That's fair enough to me.

"For me, it also keeps everyone on their toes. If you give the team out earlier, how do you know if it is going to affect training?

"The people in the side might take it easy and the ones who are not playing might get the hump and not train properly.

"You've got to make sure the training is right at all times.

"But in any case, a lot of players have a fair idea what the team might be.

"There might be the odd surprise now and again but most of us could name eight and nine."

Carragher also has faith in Green to put his goal-costing error behind him.

He said: "I've seen him today. We had a day off yesterday and I am sure he will be fine.

"At this level, every player is under a lot of scrutiny when you make a mistake. That hones things in on an individual player.

"We've all been there, we all know what he is going through, and to get to this level you've got to have a certain mental strength about you to get to this level in the first place.

"He will have no problem and will come back."

Carragher is hoping he will get the opportunity to stake a claim for a regular spot after replacing King, whose groin injury will be assessed daily, for the second 45 minutes.

He said: "You never like to see anyone get injured but for myself, Matthew Upson and Michael Dawson it does change things.

"The three of us probably realised we weren't going to be first choice.

"You want the team to do well but, from an individual point of view, you want to play, you want to get involved.

"That is why I was pleased I came on the other day and myself and the other players would like to be more involved."

Carragher added: "It is difficult coming on as a substitute. It is not something I am used to doing at Liverpool.

"But I thought I did well. One time someone got away from me and Greeny made a good save but I couldn't really make the tackle because I had been booked earlier."

Wayne Rooney missed training with a knock to his ankle but it is no cause for concern ahead of Friday's clash with Algeria in Cape Town.

Ashley Cole was also absent but only on the basis that he regularly needs an extra day to recover from playing.